Re: understanding ADAM

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From: RubenZ (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:43:38 -0800

...wonderfull!

It seems I found a solution for my problem.

Thanks Dimitri!

Ruben

>-----Original Message-----
>Yes, you can do anything with your data with MIIS.
Basically, you define the
>transformation in a script that you write. Sorry, I am not
an MIIS expert,
>but you will find lots of info on MSDN/technet. Also,
there are MS
>newsgroups on MIIS, you can ask there too.
>
>--
>Dmitri Gavrilov
>SDE, Active Directory Core
>
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>Use of included script samples are subject to the terms
specified at
>http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
>
>"RubenZ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:12e8e01c3f79f$b8f8ce00$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Okay. Identity Integration Feature Pack can help me. ;-)
>> Is it possible to define a mapping table in IIFP which
>> defines that for example:
>>
>> ADAM dm_user-object:
>>
>> attribute datatype value
>> user_name char(32) surname_givenname_title
>> user_address char(80) givenname.surname@abc.com
>>
>>
>> Active Diretory user-object:
>>
>> attribute datatype value
>> sn unicode string surname
>> givenName unicode string givenname
>> mxExemail.. ?? givenname.surname@abc.com
>>
>>
>> Ruben
>>
>>
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Yes, you can do it this way. But keep in mind that you
>> >can only use ADAM for
>> >>LDAP authentication. ADAM users will not be able to
>> logon
>> >to Windows.
>> >>
>> >>Do you need to do a one-time export/import, or you need
>> >to keep ADAM and AD
>> >>in sync? If you need to synchronize, then you'll find it
>> >difficult to do
>> >>this with scripts. Consider using Identity Integration
>> >Pack (the free lite
>> >>version of MIIS 2003).
>> >>
>> >>--
>> >>Dmitri Gavrilov
>> >>SDE, Active Directory Core
>> >>
>> >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> >confers no rights.
>> >>Use of included script samples are subject to the terms
>> >specified at
>> >>http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm
>> >>
>> >>"RubenZ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >message
>> >>news:1310801c3f700$0e9cbec0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >>> Hi!
>> >>>
>> >>> I've read about the features of ADAM. I would use it to
>> >>> authenticate my user accounts against active directory.
>> >>>
>> >>> My thought:
>> >>> I've an application which can authenticate using ldap.
>> >But
>> >>> this application is inflexible programmed. It only
>> >>> supports specific ldap attibutes and values which don't
>> >>> correspond with the attributes and values contained in
>> >>> active directory.
>> >>>
>> >>> I'll prevent changing the AD schema.
>> >>>
>> >>> So I'll use ADAM. I'll create some scripts which will
>> >>> export user names (and some other things) from my AD,
>> >then
>> >>> another script will parse them into the values I need
>> >and
>> >>> write them into the ADAM meta directory.
>> >>>
>> >>> Now my application connects via LDAP to ADAM. ADAM
>> >changes
>> >>> the values to the form accepted from my AD and my AD
>> >will
>> >>> authenticate.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is this possible?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks
>> >>>
>> >>> Ruben
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
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